Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 532
Samurah bin Jundub (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Begging is a cut that a person inflicts upon his face; except for asking a ruler, or under the stress of circumstances from which there is no escape.”.
وعن سمرة بن جندب رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : “إن المسألة كد يكد بها الرجل وجهه، إلا أن يسأل الرجل سلطاناً أو في أمر لا بد منه” ((رواه الترمذي، وقال: حديث حسن صحيح)).
”الكد” :الخدش ونحوه.
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 532
Riyad as-Salihin, The Gardens of the Righteous is a collection of hadith compiled by Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi in the 12th century. The work was composed over a 44 year period and consists of around 1900 hadith split into 20 books.
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For more Hadith in Book 0: The Book of Miscellany